Today’s ride was a blast. The weather was a complete contrast to Saturday’s ride; it was sunny and warm, with blue skies. What a good day to be on a bike. :)
Beau, KC and Penny met Alex and I at WD a little after 7am, and we hit the trail about 7:20 or so. This was Penny’s first mountain bike ride, and she only planned to ride the opening fireroad. She had a little spill, but no big deal.
There were plenty of firsts on this ride besides Penny’s first ride. Alex was riding his new Stumpjumper FSR on dirt for the first time. It was also his first ride on clipless pedals. While they didn’t cause a fall, he managed to get the bike good and dirty after auguring in on a corner (just after Mount Rajmore). First ride, first wreck, same day. ;)
KC, who normally cleans WD, took time to inspect the dirt on the hillside of Culvert Drop. He took another soil sample after going over-the-bars on the nice dip before the singletrack section. It’s a new bike, he’s still working out the kinks.
Why don’t I have pictures of all this, you might be asking? I left the Crash Cam at home (with my whole bag >:() this morning, and Beau’s pics came out really badly, so we’ll have to live with it in our memories only. ;)
No real injuries, though, and a good time had by all.